Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

COLONIAL GLITCHES, ENTANGLED AFFAIRS

Sakawa

Sakawa

Belgium, Netherlands
2018 — 21' / Color

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Synopsis

There's a treasure trove of information to be found in the poisonous e-waste in Ghana. It's a relatively simple matter to open up hard drives and gain access to photos and the personal details of their former owners. Equipped with a name and address, almost anybody can be found online. The film follows young mother Ama who tries to become an internet con artist but she doesn't appear to have much of a knack for it. She looks in astonishment at an American street that she has conjured up on Google and wonders if she will able to scam a man. One Dollar, on the other hand, knows how to use his fake account to drive men crazy.

Official Trailer

Director Biography

Ben Asamoah is a Award Winning Film Director From Belgium With Roots From Ghana. Studied Audiovisual Arts At 'RITS School Of Arts' And Graduated As A Film Director.

Director

Ben Asamoah

Producer

Peter Krüger

Cinematographer

Jonathan Wannyn

Editor

Tom Denoyette, Simon Schuurman

Sound

Matthias van Gasse Kwinten Van Laethem

Official Film Website

http://www.benasamoah.com/